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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who's the last character to speak in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Sister Moore.
(d) Margaret.

2. Who mentions a "heart black with sorrow" in Act II?
(a) Luke.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Sister Boxer.
(d) Sister Moore.

3. Why didn't David know much about his father's musical career?
(a) David thought his father was in jail.
(b) David didn't have a phonograph to listen to his records.
(c) David didn't know his father was a musician.
(d) David thought his father was dead.

4. Who cries in Act II?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Luke.
(c) David.
(d) Odessa.

5. Who mentions David leaving home?
(a) Luke.
(b) David.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Odessa.

6. When Brother Boxer says, "But he got trumpets or some kind of horn in his blood," who is he referring to?
(a) A Philadelphia church member.
(b) David.
(c) Luke.
(d) Brother Stanley.

7. Who is laid in the churchyard that Margaret refers to in Act II?
(a) Margaret's mother.
(b) Baby daughter.
(c) A pastor friend.
(d) David's brother.

8. What scares David about being a musician?
(a) That he won't be good enough.
(b) That he'll end up like his father.
(c) That he won't have family.
(d) That he'll never make money.

9. Who defends Margaret to the others in Act II?
(a) Sister Moore.
(b) Odessa.
(c) Luke.
(d) David.

10. What is on the record album that David is playing?
(a) David playing piano.
(b) Luke playing trumpet.
(c) Luke playing trombone.
(d) Dizzy Gillespie.

11. What sound interrupts the argument in the church during Act II?
(a) Music from Margaret's house.
(b) Shouting from Margarets house.
(c) Gunfire.
(d) Jazz music in the street.

12. In Act II, what does Luke call the baby the he and his wife lost?
(a) Mary.
(b) John.
(c) Lucas.
(d) Margaret.

13. What is the first thing that Margaret says in Act II?
(a) Praise the Lord, children.
(b) How is Luke doing?
(c) Hello, everyone.
(d) Where's David?

14. What musicians does David compare his father to in Act II?
(a) Miles Davis and Jellyroll Morton.
(b) John Coltrane and Charlie Parker.
(c) Jellyroll Morton and Louis Armstrong.
(d) Louis Armstrong and John Coltrane.

15. When Margaret returns from her trip in Act II, where does she go first?
(a) Looking for David.
(b) The church.
(c) To check on Luke.
(d) To get a drink from the refrigerator.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act II, Sister Moore suggests that Margaret has engaged in another wrongdoing. What is this wrongdoing?

2. When Margaret was delivering their baby, where was Luke?

3. In Act II, Brother Boxer insinuates that the congregation paid for what household item?

4. Where was David seen talking to a white horn player?

5. In talking about the events that occurred ten years ago, Luke says that they were cursed for what reason?

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